One of the TCRA’s strategic objective is to protect interests of stakeholders and enhance awareness of their rights and obligations. In order to fulfill the strategic objective TCRA implemented a project called cybersecurity competition. Cybersecurity competition was conducted through an online platform with the aim of raising cyber security knowledge, identify individuals with cyber security skills in Tanzania and raise cyber security culture (awareness) within the targeted group. The competition was conducted using online platform targeting youths at the age of 17 to 24 years as the only entry requirement whereby girls were more encouraged to participate. The competition covered three cyber security domains which are Hacking, Network defence and Incidents response. Sixteen (16) higher learning institutions were invited to attend and responded positively. The overall number of registered individuals into the competition was 1005 whereby 136 were female participants and 869 were male participants. After registration, all participants were given security materials and webinars with real activities related to cyber operations which required them to carry out studies and hands-on exercises that enhanced their capacity. All participants were given security materials and webinars with real activities related to cyber operations which required them to carry out studies and hands-on exercises that enhanced their capacity and innovation skills in solving problems. Hence 136 girls/women were able to improve their cybersecurity skills whereby four (4) girls managed to go until the final stage.

https://www.tcra.go.tz

• United Republic of Tanzania

• Youth
• Women

The project has been done only once, now we are in the preparation of replicating to involve more girls and young women.

The project promotes security and confidence building in the use of ICTs among the young generation of the country's population with the help of national cybersecurity contest. The competition entails sustainable participation of higher educational institutions.